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set up camp

set up camp verb: to prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.

Verb

set up camp (third-person singular simple present sets up camp, present participle setting up camp, simple past and past participle set up camp)

  1. To prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.
    Synonyms:
    pitch camp

Synonyms of set up camp

Forms of set up camp

third-person singular presentsets up camp
present participlesetting up camp
past participleset up camp
pastset up camp

Questions about set up camp

What does set up camp mean?
Set up camp means to prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.
What part of speech is set up camp?
Set up camp is a verb.
What is the past tense of set up camp?
The past tense of set up camp is set up camp.

Words near set up camp in the dictionary

  1. set tool
  2. set tools
  3. set top box
  4. set top boxes
  5. set up
  6. set up camp
  7. set up one's bristles
  8. set up one's rest
  9. set up one's staff
  10. set up shop
  11. set up someone's birse

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